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Text to Speech
Have your browser read any text aloud — adjustable voice, speed, and pitch.
Updated July 8, 2026
How to use the text to speech
- 1Paste or type the text to read.
- 2Pick a voice — English voices are grouped first; more can be installed in your OS settings.
- 3Set speed (1.2–1.5× suits proofreading; 1× for scripts) and pitch.
- 4Press speak; pause and resume freely mid-read.
Common uses
- Proofreading essays and posts by ear to catch skipped-over errors
- Listening to an article or document while multitasking
- Hearing how a speech or video script sounds at real pace
- Accessibility relief for tired eyes or long reads
Frequently asked questions
Where do the voices come from?
Your operating system and browser — the Web Speech API exposes whatever is installed. macOS and iOS offer the most natural set, Windows provides its Microsoft voices, and Chrome adds Google voices on some platforms. Installing additional OS voices (in accessibility settings) makes them appear here.
Is my text sent to a server?
Not to this site — there's no server behind the tool. Most voices synthesize entirely on-device; some browser-provided voices (certain Google voices in Chrome) route through the browser vendor's service. If that distinction matters, pick a voice labeled as local/system in your OS.
Why does proofreading by ear work so well?
Your eyes autocorrect familiar text — you read what you meant to write. A synthetic voice reads what's actually there, making missing words, doubled words, and clunky sentences impossible to glide past. It's the cheapest editing pass available.
Can I download the speech as an audio file?
The Web Speech API plays audio but doesn't expose it as a file. Workaround: play it here and capture with the voice recorder via your system's audio, or use the screen recorder with tab audio for a shareable clip.
About this tool
The text to speech tool reads anything you paste using the Web Speech API built into your browser, with a selectable voice (grouped by language from everything your system provides), speed from 0.5× to 2×, and adjustable pitch, plus pause and resume mid-read. It's genuinely useful beyond novelty: proofreading by ear catches errors your eyes skip, listening to an article while doing something else, hearing how a speech or script actually sounds paced aloud, and checking pronunciation. Voice quality depends on your platform — macOS and iOS ship notably natural voices — and the text is processed by your device or browser vendor, never by this site.
Like everything on UtilityBase, the text to speech runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more text tools here.
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